Michael Flaherty joined us today for a beefy podcast with both big ideas and details. Use the player below or download the file.

Earlier today, he had done a show with Blue Mass Group. We recommend listening to that one here.Â Flaherty has no problem thinking on his feet and isn’t flustered by any question. LA and BMG are bookends to his work.

To return to the theme before any interviews and that arose in the Sam Yoon show,Â this race calls for more debates and forums than the three Mayor Tom Menino has agreed to attend. Today, Flaherty called for civic groups and even blogs to schedule their own and invite the candidates, at least the three of them, plus South End businessman Kevin McCrea.

Plug Time: Click in next Tuesday, June 9th at 2:30 Eastern for the live stream of McCrea’s say.

Flaherty has big goals and big ideas. Listen below to get his take on government inefficiency, poor education and high crime. He’s put his specific programs and solutions on his website’s issues area as well.Â We urge you to hear him talk to these in today’s show.

Kelly Lohan Said,

I thought Michael Flaherty sounded fantastic. I think the stranglehold Tom Menino has on Boston city government is reprehensible. He has been in office far to long. This city desperately needs someone in touch with todays needs. There is a reason why presidents have term limits and Tom Menino is the finest example of why term limits should exist. He does not own this city. It is time for change in the Mayors office.